High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Down on the Upside is the fifth studio album by the American grunge band Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996 through A M Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of its previous album, Superunknown (1994), Soundgarden commenced work on a new album. The music on the album was notably less heavy than the group`s preceding albums and featured the band experimenting with other sounds.